Militarising the Natuna Islands for Indonesia's gunboat diplomacy/

SUDIRMAN Arfin

Militarising the Natuna Islands for Indonesia's gunboat diplomacy/ Arfin Sudirman - 2019

This paper examines the significance of Indonesia's plan to militarize outer islands as a leverage for Indonesia's gunboat diplomacy and deterrence effect in the South China Sea conflict, the most intense maritime conflict in the last five years involving other ASEAN member countries as well as China and the United States.


MILITARY
INDONESIA
NATUNA ISLAND
GUNBOAT--MILITARY BASE